Usage and types of mobile medical applications amongst medical students of Pakistan and its association with their academic performance
Usage and types of mobile medical applications amongst medical students of Pakistan and its association with their academic performance
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DOI：
10.12669/pjms.35.2.672
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发表时间：
2019-03-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Shakeel, Talha
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作者：
Hisam, Aliya;Shafique, Muhammad Umair;Shakeel, Talha
目的：评估巴基斯坦医学生使用移动医疗应用程序的频率和类型及其与学业成绩的关系。方法：这是一项在五所医学院进行的描述性横断面研究。调查时间为2017年9月至2018年2月，为期6个月。使用WHO样本量计算器计算出448名本科生的样本量。抽样技术为非概率方便抽样。采用自制问卷作为数据收集工具。数据在 SPSS 22 版中输入和分析。结果：该研究包括 198 名男性（44.2%）和 250 名女性（55.8%）学生（总共 448 名）。平均年龄为 21.08 +/- 1.542 岁。大约 323 名（72%）经常使用医疗应用的学生在专业考试中得分为 69+7%，而 125 名（28%）不使用医疗应用的学生得分为 67 +/- 9%。医疗应用程序的平均使用率与学业成绩之间的关联具有统计显着性 (p
Objective: To estimate the frequency of usage and types of mobile medical applications amongst medical students of Pakistan and its association with their academic performance.Methods: The is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in five medical colleges. It was of 6 months duration from Sept, 2017 to Feb 2018. A sample size of 448 undergraduates was calculated by using WHO sample size calculator. Sampling technique was non-probability convenient sampling. Self-constructed questionnaire was used as data collection tool. Data were entered and analysed in SPSS version 22.Results: The study included 198 male (44.2%) and 250 female (55.8%) students (448 in total). The mean age was 21.08 +/- 1.542 years. About 323 (72%) students who were routinely using medical application scored 69+7% in their professional examination while 125 (28%) students, who were not using medical application scored 67 +/- 9%. The association between average usage of medical application and academic performance was statistically significant (p